Yield: How much Mat is laid to cover the road/ground surface. A given length and width of road can be paved with (X tons) of asphalt based on how thick the asphalt is laid.

Mainline Paving: Mainline paving jobs (shifts) are those where paving runs in one direction on a freeway or road with no abrupt changes in direction. In contrast to this are jobs like neighborhoods, city streets, and parking lots where paving is discontinuous and often for only short distances between turns and/or breaks. Mainline paving is also typically characterized by consistent widths for many miles and often for many days of paving.

Mainline Paving Calculator Calculations are not returned at the beginning of the shift. The calculation requires at least 5 dumps to determine the yield trend with all trucks being tracked.

Also, the Mainline Paving Calculator uses the Equipment Type and Manufacturer Model to determine if the destination is indeed a paver. If the Equipment Type assigned to the paver doesn’t include Paver and the Model is TBD, the shift will not provide Mainline Paving Calculator data. Make sure the paver equipment’s type and model are set correctly.

Green: 95.1% to 104.9%

Yellow: Below between 95%-91.1% and above between 105%-109.9%

Red: 90% and below & 110% and above

The Today’s Shift and Completed Shift cards indicate the Mainline Paving Calculator settings for Paver Width (ft.) and Target Depth (in.) for the shift are using the default value or were updated specifically for the shift.

The default value(s) may be correct (red doesn’t always indicate a problem) and applicable, but this new visual indicator will inform users of the settings and highlight instances when they may need to be updated.

Mainline Paving Calculator: Users can Enable or Disable the Mainline Paving Calculator on each shift.

*Target Depth (in.): 2.00 [KPI target]

*Paving Width (ft.): 10/12ft What is the width of the paver?

*Weigh (lb./sy-in): 110lbs [common weight of material]

Paving Start/End Time: [Enter the time paving started/stopped] This will exclude time at the beginning of the shift before paving started from Mainline Paving Calculator calculations to improve accuracy.

Target Distance (ft): Enter expected distance during shift. [Example: 10000ft]

Target Tonnage: Same as Estimated Tons

Hopper Average Capacity % After Dump: 75 [default is 75%]

Material Type: Pulls from the Material Type free form field on the shift.

Weight: 1 square yard of asphalt, 1-inch-thick weights (for example) 110 lbs. That’s a “square yard inch” often written “sy-in”

Target Tons: Or Estimated tons

Target Length (FT): Target paving distance for the shift (Feet.)

Paving Width (ft): Width of the paver. (Feet) 10/12ft

Target Depth (in): Target Thickness of the material on the mat. (inches)

Target Square Yards: Target Length * Target Width = Target Square Yards

Tons Laid: Total number of dumped tickets based on project number.

Depth (in.): Depth of material laid so far based on tonnage dumped, weight (sy-in), length (calculated paving travel distance), and width.

Tons In Route: Tonnage en route to the paver based on scale ticket date.

Projected Linear ft.:

Projected Square Yards:

Tons Remaining: Tons Laid + En Route - Target Tons = Tons Remaining. (Is Target Length involved in this calc at all? If not - Target/Estimated Tons - (Tons laid + Tons en Route) = Tons Remaining - Other way around (above) and the number will be incorrectly negative. It can be correctly negative though if the Estimated Tons was set too low)

Projected Linear ft.:

Projected Square Yards:

Recent Depth (in):

Estimated Asphalt in the Mat: The estimated tonnage of what has been paved Asphalt Loaded on the Way: Scale tickets issued with project number.

Tons in Paver: Foreman or Sup enters this number based on visual inspection of the hopper.

Total Length to Pave: Entered under target distance. (Feet.)

Already Paved: The distance the crew has paved on this shift in (Feet.)

Remaining: Calculation: Total Length to the Paver - Already Paved = Remaining. Apparent Thickness: Calculated thickness based on all data collected.

Average Load/Truck: Calculated average of all ticketed loads.

Material Needed to Finish: This is the tonnage needed to complete the job. Estimated Number of Loads: The number of loads to complete the job.

Completed Shifts will show Mainline Paving Calculator results on the KPI screen.

The Mainline Paving Calculator pop-up for completed shifts shows the yield results.

NOTE: The Material To Finish pop-up only applies to active shifts.

Mainline Paving Calculator uses the Equipment Type and Manufacturer Model to determine if the destination is indeed a paver. If the Equipment Type assigned to the paver doesn’t include Paver and the Model is TBD, the shift will not provide Mainline Paving Calculator data. Make sure the paver equipment’s type and model are set correctly.

Equipment Type: Requires the name Paver as the equipment type. If the customer does not have a Paver option, navigate to Add/Edit Custom Equipment Types and correct or add Paver.

Hopper Size - Pavers Only (ft3): [Enter the paver’s hopper capacity in feet cubed.]

Mainline Paving Calculator Global Settings: Enable MPC or Disable MPC (for all shifts in the MMS Controls settings)

Mainline Paving Calculator Shift Default: Enable or Disable.

Default Width: This refers to the paver width. 12 foot, 10 foot, or 8 foot pavers

Default Weight: Weight of the asphalt per square yard.

Default Width (Feet)*: [Default width if not specified on shift.]

Default Weight (Pounds)*: [Default weight if not specified on shift.]

Default Depth (Inches)*: [Default depth if not specified on shift.]

Default Hopper Capacity (ft3) (feet squared)*: [Information can be found on manufacturer's website]

Hopper Average Capacity After Dump (%): [Default paver hopper percentage loaded if not specified on shift. This should be entered as a decimal value (0.75 = 75%). For example, if paver holds 20 tons but the loads are 15 tons each, 0.75 should be entered.]

Mainline Paving Calculator Enable/Disable: Set individual shifts to Enable or Disable the Mainline Paving Calculator

Weigh (lb./sy-in): 110lbs [common weight of material] Math Diagram

Paving Width (ft.): 10/12ft What is the width of the paver?

Target Depth (in.): 2.00 [KPI target] How thick is the mat?

Target Distance (ft): Enter expected distance during shift. [Example: 10000ft]

The shift instance may be edited to enter the Mainline Paving Calculator targets below:

Yield Asphalt Weight (lb): [Enter the asphalt weight (per square yard inch) in pounds for the shift.]

Yield Paving Width (ft): [Paving width in feet for the shift.]

Hopper % Full: [Paver hopper percentage loaded for the shift. This should be entered as a decimal value (0.75 = 75%). For example, if paver holds 20 tons but the loads are 15 tons each, 0.75 should be entered.]

Once all the fields above have valid values, paving shifts will include a Mainline Paving Calculator menu option that when opened will report the Mainline Paving Calculator KPI’s (see pic below). At the bottom, it also reports if the shift is on pace or not, and when the target length should be achieved. The current yield trend is also reported.